HABS FORCE GAME 7: Jaroslav Halak made 53 saves, and Michael Cammalleri scored twice in the first for the eighth-seeded Canadiens, who stayed alive with a 4-1 win over the visiting Capitals to force Game 7.

Halak won his second straight start despite the top-seeded Capitals' 54-22 advantage in shots. He topped Ken Dryden's team record of 49 saves in a regulation playoff game, set in 1971.

"It'll be on ESPN Classic tomorrow as one of the greatest goalie performances," Cammalleri said.

BLACKHAWKS ADVANCE: Jonathan Toews scored a power-play goal to cap a wild first period, and Chicago held on for a 5-3 victory at Nashville to advance to the West semifinals for the second straight year. Nashville's Patric Hornqvist returned and had an assist; he had missed four games after being hurt April 7 by a slap shot from teammate Shea Weber.

LIGHTNING FINALIST: Lightning defenseman Kurtis Foster was named one of three finalists for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, given to the player who best exemplifies perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. Sharks forward Jed Ortmeyer and Capitals goalie Jose Theodore are the other finalists. The winner will be named June 23 at the NHL awards show in Las Vegas.

There is a reason why the air in Tampa Bay is filled with playoff talk. If Thursday night's 12-8 Bucs preseason win over the Jaguars is any indication, it's also going to be filled with footballs thrown by quarterback Jameis Winston.

TORONTO — Two pitches RHP Chris Archer didn't execute are the ones that stood out Thursday as Josh Donaldson hit them out of the park. But the two solo home runs aside, Archer turned in a sterling outing that went atop the pile of good pitching the Rays keep wasting.

CLEARWATER — Tracey Fritzinger has seen Tim Tebow play baseball a few times this year. The 40-year-old St. Petersburg resident went to two of his games against the Tampa Yankees, along with Joy, her little sister from Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.